DVD automount issues

OrphanShadow · 2009-02-10 18:09:41

Ok, I have attempted this with a Burned DVD-R, a Retail DVD for UT2004 and another burned disc.

I can mount DVD's manually just fine utilizing mount and umount commands.

However, when im in GNOME and insert a DVD, it will show up in the menu's, but doesnt seem to automount.

If I do eventually manage to get it mounted from the menu, then try to unmount the DVD, I will also get an error regarding /media/.hal-mtab

This behaviour also occurs when I comment out the optical drive options in /etc/fstab (but then I cannot mount manually).

Please help me fix this. I want to stick with Arch, it seems like an awesome distro.

OrphanShadow · 2009-02-10 18:57:03

Ok, I just tried out a spare USB stick I had lying around too and that doesnt seem to want to mount either.

ARGHH, Im tearing my hair out over this.

leepesjee · 2009-02-11 00:56:36

OK, Here I come in with my first post, answer actually.

I had this problem since upgrading yesterday. There seems to be something wrong with the new hal-version. I downgraded to version 0.5.11-4 and everything is in working order again. So if you still have an older hal version in /var/cache/pacman/pkg you can try to install that, or otherwise rebuild it from ABS.

artiom · 2009-02-11 12:08:23

In GNOME automounting is handled by Nautilus file manager. So look at the preferences of Nautilus, there is automounting tab, where you can choose which type of media must be automounted.

perbh · 2009-02-11 13:56:40

This is just a general observation and in no way criticism aimed at anyone in particular.
Browsing through all the subjects of lately - there is a disproportionate amount dealing with automounting.

I'm sorry guys - I might be too old and long in the tooth, but for the life of me, I can't understand the issues yall have with automounting. What I do is simply
1) dmesg | tail - to see if the newly inserted device is recognized
2) sudo mount /dev/sd{whatever} {wherever}
In this way - you never forget to do a 'umount' before removing said device. With automounting, it is just far too easy to forget to umount - and if you remove the device too early - while the data is still in cache - you have a problem on your hand.

This is the old, trusted linux/unix way - do it manually. Automounting comes from the windoze world because people don't know what it means to mount/umount.

Just my 2c-worth ...

[edit] corrected a misspelling - duh!

Last edited by perbh (2009-02-11 13:57:43)

afonic · 2009-02-11 13:57:55

I found out that I had to remove the /dev/dvd and /dev/cdrom entries in /etc/fstab in order for my discs to get automounted by GNOME.

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#1 2009-02-10 18:09:41

DVD automount issues

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Re: DVD automount issues

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#4 2009-02-11 12:08:23

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